How ready are communities to implement actions to improve diets of adolescent girls and women in urban Ghana?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ghana has reached an advanced stage of nutrition transition, contributing to an increase in nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, particularly amongst urban women. Community involvement is an important factor in the success of efforts to promote healthy eating. The readiness of populations to accept a range of interventions needs to be understood before appropriate interventions can be implemented. Therefore, this study assessed how ready urban communities are to improve diets of women of reproductive age in Ghana.

Methods

Using the Community Readiness Model (CRM), in-depth interviews were conducted with 24 key informants from various sectors in low income communities across two cities in Ghana: Accra and Ho. The CRM consists of 36 open questions addressing

SUBMITTER: Pradeilles R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537223 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature